“Man” or “Mankind” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “人”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “人” means “Human”, “People” or “Person” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “人”
Jouyou Kanji “人” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 2 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じん(jin) |
| にん(nin) | |
| Kun-Yomi | ひと(hito) |
| Meanings | Man, Mankind, Human beings |
| Others, Stranger | |
| People, Subjects | |
| Unit word for counting people |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “人”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 人為(じんい-ji n i) | Artificiality, Human work, Human agency |
| 人為淘汰(じんいとうた-ji n i to u ta) | Artificial selection, Artificial elimination, Artificial culling |
| 人員(じんいん-ji n i n) | Staff, Employees, Human resources, Number of persons |
| 人煙(じんえん-ji n e n) | Smoke from human habitations, Human habitation, Population |
| 人家(じんか-ji n ka) | House, Dwelling, Human habitation |
| 人界(じんかい-ji n ka i) | Spiritual realm of humanity, World of human |
| 人海(じんかい-ji n ka i) | Crowd of people, Many people |
| 人外(じんがい-ji n ga i) | ① Uninhabited area, ② Evildoer, Acting inhumanly, Inhuman person, ③ Heterogeneous beings who are not humans |
| 人格(じんかく-ji n ka ku) | Personality, Individuality, Character |
| 人境(じんきょう-ji n kyo u) | Human habitation, Living quarters |
| 人君(じんくん-ji n ku n) | Sovereign, Ruler, Crowned head, Monarch |
| 人傑(じんけつ-ji n ke tsu) | Great person, Outstanding talent, Hero |
| 人絹(じんけん-ji n ke n) | Rayon, Artificial silk |
| 人権(じんけん-ji n ke n) | Human rights, Personal rights |
| 人権蹂躙(じんけんじゅうりん-ji n ke n ju u ri n) | Violation of human rights, Infringement on personal rights |
| 人件費(じんけんひ-ji n ke n hi) | Labor cost, Personnel expenses, Employment costs |
| 人後(じんご-ji n go) | Behind others, Losing out to others |
| 人語(じんご-ji n go) | Human speech |
| 人口(じんこう-ji n ko u) | ① Population, ② Common talk |
| 人口に膾炙する(じんこうにかいしゃする-ji n ko u ni ka i sha su ru) | To become well-known, To become common knowledge, To become famous, To be on everyone’s lips |
| 人工(じんこう-ji n ko u) | Artificial, Synthetic, Man-made |
| 人工衛星(じんこうえいせい-ji n ko u e i se i) | Artificial satellite, Satellite |
| 人国記(じんこっき-ji n ko kki) | Character sketches of personages arranged by prefecture (province) |
| 人才(じんさい-ji n sa i) | Capable person, Talented person |
| 人災(じんさい-ji n sa i) | Man-made calamity, Human-generated disaster, Man-made disaster |
| 人材(じんざい-ji n za i) | ① Talented person, Capable person, ② Human resources |
| 人士(じんし-ji n shi) | Gentleman, Well-bred man, Well-educated man |
| 人事(じんじ-ji n ji) | Personnel affairs, Human affairs, Human resources, HR |
| 人事不省(じんじふせい-ji n ji fu se i) | Unconsciousness, Insensibility |
| 人事(たにんごと or ひとごと-ta ni n goto (or) hi to go to) | Other people’s affairs, Someone else’s problem |
| 人日(じんじつ-ji n ji tsu) | Jinjitsu (one of the five annual festivals, celebrated on the seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar) |
| 人爵(じんしゃく-ji n sha ku) | Title or rank determined by a person, Artificial rank |
| 人主(じんしゅ-ji n shu) | Person with a status of employing others, Master, Crowned head, Sovereign, Monarch |
| 人種(じんしゅ-ji n shu) | Race, Ethnic group |
| 人寿(じんじゅ-ji n ju) | Human life span, Man’s natural term of existence |
| 人心(じんしん-ji n shi n) | Feelings or thoughts of the general public, Popular mind, Feeling, Public feeling |
| 人臣(じんしん-ji n shi n) | Subjects, Retainers |
| 人身(じんしん or ひとみ-ji n shi n (or) hi to mi) | Human body, Physical body |
| 人身攻撃(じんしんこうげき-ji n shi n ko u ge ki) | Personal attack, Ad hominem attack |
| 人生(じんせい-ji n se i) | One’s life, Life |
| 人生朝露の如し(じんせいあさつゆのごとし-ji n se i a sa tsu yu no go to dhi) | A person’s life is fleeting as morning dew |
| 人生意気に感ず(じんせいいきにかんず-ji n se i i ki ni ka n zu) | Heart is won by heart |
| 人生観(じんせいかん-ji n se i ka n) | One’s view of life, An outlook on life, Attitude toward life |
| 人生七十古来希なり(じんせいしちじゅうこらいまれなり-ji n se i shi chi ju u ko ra i ma re na ri) | It has traditionally been very rare for people to live to be 70 years old |
| 人生論(じんせいろん-ji n se i ro n) | One’s worldview, One’s view of life, Essay on life |
| 人世(じんせい-ji n se i) | This world, Life |
| 人跡(じんせき-ji n se ki) | Signs of human habitation, Footmark, Footprint |
| 人跡未踏(じんせきみとう-ji n se ki mi to u) | Region untrodden by men, Region where no human being has ever set foot |
| 人選(じんせん-ji n se n) | Personnel selection |
| 人造(じんぞう-ji n zo u) | Artificial, Man‐made, Imitation, Synthetic |
| 人体(じんたい-ji n ta i) | Human body, Human organism |
| 人体(にんてい-ni n te i) | Personal appearance, Looks |
| 人台(じんだい-ji n da i) | Dressmaker’s dummy, Dress form, Mannequin |
| 人知 or 人智(じんち-ji n chi) | Human knowledge, Human intellect |
| 人畜(じんちく-ji n chi ku) | Man and beast, Men and animals |
| 人中(じんちゅう-ji n chu u) | Philtrum |
| 人道(じんどう-ji n do u) | ① Humanity, The way we should follow as human beings, ② Sidewalk, Footpath |
| 人徳(じんとく or にんとく-ji n to ku (or) ni n to ku) | Natural virtue, Personal virtue |
| 人品(じんぴん-ji n pi n) | Dignity or status of a person, Personal appearance, Character, Personality |
| 人物(じんぶつ-ji n bu tsu) | ① Person, Character, Figure, Personage, Man, Woman, ② One’s character, One’s personality, ③ Able person, Talented person |
| 人文(じんぶん or じんもん-ji n bu n (or) ji n mo n) | Humanity, Civilization, Culture |
| 人文科学(じんぶんかがく-ji n bu n ka ga ku) | Cultural science, Humanities, Arts |
| 人望(じんぼう-ji n bo u) | Popularity, Favorable reputation, High esteem, Respect |
| 人民(じんみん-ji n mi n) | People, Citizens, Populace, Public |
| 人命(じんめい-ji n me i) | Human life |
| 人籟(じんらい-ji n ra i) | Man-made sounds, Sound of a wind instrument |
| 人力(じんりょく-ji n ryo ku) | Human power, Human effort, Manpower, Human ability |
| 人力(じんりき-ji n ri ki) | Man power |
| 人力車(じんりきしゃ-ji n ri ki sha) | Jinrikisha, Rickshaw |
| 人倫(じんりん-ji n ri n) | Humanity, Morality, Human relations |
| 人類(じんるい-ji n ru i) | Humanity, Humankind, Mankind, Homo sapiens, Man |
| 人類愛(じんるいあい-ji n ru i a i) | Love for humanity, Love for mankind, Humanism |
| 人気(にんき-ni n ki) | Popularity, Public favor, Popular favor, Public interest |
| 人気(ひとけ-hi to ke) | Sign of life, Human presence |
| 人魚(にんぎょ-ni n gyo) | Mermaid, Merman |
| 人形(にんぎょう-ni n gyo u) | ① Doll, Puppet, Marionette, ② Puppet (person under the control of another), Straw man, Yes-man |
| 人間(にんげん-ni n ge n) | Human being, Human, People |
| 人間(じんかん-ji n ka n) | Society, Human society, World |
| 人間性(にんげんせい-ni n ge n se i) | Human nature, Humanity |
| 人間万事塞翁が馬(にんげんばんじさいおうがうま-ni n ge n ba n ji sa i o u ga u ma) | Inscrutable are the ways of heaven, Fortune is unpredictable and changeable |
| 人間味(にんげんみ-ni n ge n mi) | Human nature, Human kindness, Human weakness, Human emotions and charm |
| 人間業(にんげんわざ-ni n ge n wa za) | Work of man, Human feat, Something humanly possible |
| 人称(にんしょう-ni n sho u) | Person (grammatical category–the first person, the second person, the third person) |
| 人情(にんじょう-ni n njo u) | Human feelings, Human nature, Humanity, Empathy, Kindness, Sympathy |
| 人数(にんずう-ni n zu u) | Number of people, Headcount |
| 人相(にんそう-ni n so u) | Physiognomy, Looks, Countenance, Facial features |
| 人足(にんそく-ni n so ku) | Coolie, Laborer, Carrier |
| 人皇(にんのう-ni n no u) | Emperor |
| 人非人(にんぴにん-ni n pi ni n) | Brute, Inhuman person, Fiend, Beast, Animal rather than a man |
| 人夫(にんぷ-ni n pu) | Laborer, Construction worker, Coolie |
| 人別(にんべつ-ni n be tsu) | ① Census-taking, Census registration, ② Allotment to each, Share, ③ Population |
| 人偏(にんべん-ni n be n) | Kanji “person radical” (radical 9) |
| 人面獣心(にんめんじゅうしん-ni n me n ju u shi n) | Beast in human form, Beast in human shape, (Demon in human shape) |
| 人垣(ひとがき-hi to ga ki) | Wall of people, Crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators), Throng of people |
| 人影(ひとかげ-hi to ka ge) | Human figure, Shadow of a person, Silhouette |
| 人柄(ひとがら-hi to ga ra) | Character, Personality, Personal appearance |
| 人里(ひとざと-hi to za to) | Village, Human habitation, Human settlement |
| 人質(ひとじち-hi to ji chi) | Hostage |
| 人魂(ひとだま-hi to da ma) | Spirit of a dead person, Floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person), Will‐o’‐the‐wisp |
| 人伝(ひとづて-hi to du te) | Hearsay, Hearing secondhand, Hearing through the grapevine |
| 人妻(ひとづま-hi to du ma) | Married woman, Someone else’s wife |
| 人手(ひとで-hi to de) | ① Someone else’s hands, ② Someone else’s possession, ③ Labor, Help, Assistance, Work force, Manpower |
| 人波(ひとなみ-hi to na mi) | Surging crowd, Wave of humanity, Crowd |
| 人前(ひとまえ-hi to ma e) | Presence of other people, In public, In front of others |
| 人身御供(ひとみごくう-hi to mi go ku u) | Human sacrifice, Victim |
| 人目(ひとめ-hi to me) | Public notice, Attention, Public eye, Public gaze |
| 人文字(ひともじ-hi to mo ji) | Arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message |
| 外人(がいじん-ga i ji n) | ① Foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry), Gaijin, ② (Orig. meaning) outsider |
| 奇人(きじん-ki ji n) | Eccentric person, Odd fellow, Strange person |
| 巨人(きょじん-kyo ji n) | Giant, Great man |
| 賢人(けんじん-ke n ji n) | Wise man, Sage |
| 古人(こじん-ko ji n) | Ancients, Ancient people |
| 個人(こじん-ko ji n) | Individual, Private person, Personal |
| 故人(こじん-ko ji n) | ① Deceased, Departed, ② Old friend, Longtime acquaintance |
| 詩人(しじん-shi ji n) | Poet, Poetess |
| 衆人(しゅうじん-shu u ji n) | People, Public |
| 主人(しゅじん-shu ji n) | ① Head (of a household), Proprietor (of a store), Proprietress, Landlord, Landlady, ② One’s husband, ③ (One’s) employer, (One’s) master, ④ Host, Hostess |
| 小人(しょうじん-sho u ji n) | ① Person of little importance, Insignificant person, ② Narrow-minded person, ③ Child, ④ Dwarf |
| 小人(こびと-ko bi to) | Dwarf, Midget, Pygmy |
| 成人(せいじん-se i ji n) | Adult, Grown-up, Maturity |
| 善人(ぜんにん-ze n ni n) | ① Good person, Virtuous person, Good-natured person, ② Gullible person |
| 達人(たつじん-ta tsu ji n) | Expert, Master |
| 哲人(てつじん-te tsu ji n) | Philosopher, Wise man, Sage |
| 同人(どうじん-do u ji n) | ① Same person, ② Said person, The person in question, ③ Coterie, Clique, Fraternity, Kindred spirits, Comrade, Colleague, ④ Dōjin, Doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software etc |
| 美人(びじん-bi ji n) | Beautiful lady, Beauty |
| 文人(ぶんじん-bu n ji n) | Man of letters, Literary person, Cultured person |
| 変人(へんじん-he n ji n) | ① Eccentric person, Crank, Oddball, ② Queer duck, Odd fellow, Kook, Queer bird, Odd man out, Odd fish |
| 名人(めいじん-me i ji n) | ① Expert, Master, ② Meijin (professional title) |
| 門人(もんじん-mo n ji n) | Pupil, Disciple, Follower |
| 友人(ゆうじん-yu u ji n) | Companion, Friend, Company |
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